Wrecked my truck tonight
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Wrecked my truck tonight
Well. I was at a friends house, and I left at ~4pm to come home, get ready and go to work. Just down the road from my friends house I started sliding, counter steered but slid too far the other way and slid sideways into a telephone pole. I knew I was going to hit it so I just tried to slow down and hit it towards the front/brushguard.
The homeowner next to the pole came out and made sure I was ok and called 911. 10 seconds later my friends (who's house I just left) dad drove past and stopped to help! So the fire company came, and we decided to pull it out away from the pole towards the road. So the guy from the firehall proceeds to tell us that he can use his Tracker to pull it out, so we laugh at him (he knew him, I knew of him) and tell him there's no way.
So the firetruck pulled me out, and I backed up/got towed back off the side of the road 30ft further down the road.
Meanwhile, there had been a bank robbery locally. So the state cop showed up, said he was leaving and another cop would be there. So he left - 30 mins later another one shows up, gets my license/insurance, writes his name/# and leaves as well - not filling out a report for me....
The towtruck company was needed to tow the runaway vehicle or something, so even though they were passing nearby, he didn't come to get me. So EIGHT HOURS LATER, (12am) my trucks still there.
I am in ok shape. My vitals were good, just my BP and HR were up significantly, b/c of the accident I'm sure..was shooken up. My shoulder is hurting me pretty bad - going to go to the doctor tomorrow with my girlfriend and see whats wrong with it. Otherwise, just a very bad headache.
The truck isn't really driveable. Starts, runs, shifts into all gears and everything, but the steering is screwed obviously. It only steers to one side but not the other. Looks like fender, door, hood, u-joint, tie rod, etc etc. need replaced.
So..I'm pretty sure my trucks totaled but I guess I'll see whats the deal with it when I get a report and call in the claim . I might go with my dad and tow it back on a tow dolly since the tow company is being a bunch of lazy ***' (doubt I'd use them again).
And finally, since you're all waiting -- pictures. Hit the telephone pole hard enough to snap it in half entirely, as well as push it three or four feet - as you can see by the giant ditch.
The homeowner next to the pole came out and made sure I was ok and called 911. 10 seconds later my friends (who's house I just left) dad drove past and stopped to help! So the fire company came, and we decided to pull it out away from the pole towards the road. So the guy from the firehall proceeds to tell us that he can use his Tracker to pull it out, so we laugh at him (he knew him, I knew of him) and tell him there's no way.
So the firetruck pulled me out, and I backed up/got towed back off the side of the road 30ft further down the road.
Meanwhile, there had been a bank robbery locally. So the state cop showed up, said he was leaving and another cop would be there. So he left - 30 mins later another one shows up, gets my license/insurance, writes his name/# and leaves as well - not filling out a report for me....
The towtruck company was needed to tow the runaway vehicle or something, so even though they were passing nearby, he didn't come to get me. So EIGHT HOURS LATER, (12am) my trucks still there.
I am in ok shape. My vitals were good, just my BP and HR were up significantly, b/c of the accident I'm sure..was shooken up. My shoulder is hurting me pretty bad - going to go to the doctor tomorrow with my girlfriend and see whats wrong with it. Otherwise, just a very bad headache.
The truck isn't really driveable. Starts, runs, shifts into all gears and everything, but the steering is screwed obviously. It only steers to one side but not the other. Looks like fender, door, hood, u-joint, tie rod, etc etc. need replaced.
So..I'm pretty sure my trucks totaled but I guess I'll see whats the deal with it when I get a report and call in the claim . I might go with my dad and tow it back on a tow dolly since the tow company is being a bunch of lazy ***' (doubt I'd use them again).
And finally, since you're all waiting -- pictures. Hit the telephone pole hard enough to snap it in half entirely, as well as push it three or four feet - as you can see by the giant ditch.
Last edited by rideordie; 01-09-2010 at 01:18 AM.
#5
Lmao. Don't worry I'll get another one . I'm ok. My shoulder hurts quite a bit..going to get it checked out tomorrow and see whats wrong - I'll let you guys know. I'm thinking maybe just a bruised collarbone or something - however I do have a lot of symptoms for a broken one..We'll see.
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Thanks.
If I could have straightened it out just enough to miss that pole, I would've ran into an open parking lot..